Summation

[sʌ'meɪʃ(ə)n] or [sʌ'meʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; 'the summation of four and three gives seven'; 'four plus three equals seven'.

(noun.) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court).

(noun.) (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce.

Typed by Deirdre--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

Typed by Eugenia

Definition

n. act of summing or forming a total amount: an aggregate.—adjs. Summā′tional Summ′ative.

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